The Browns lost despite a 10-catch, 261-yard game from 22-year-old wide receiver Josh Gordon.

This was different than Gordon's previous week output of 14 catches and 237 yards. In that one, most of Gordon's yardage came against a soft defense at garbage time.

This time, the Browns used Gordon to get and re-take leads, en route to a 32-28 loss.

Before Gordon's two-game spree, the Browns' record for receiving yards in a game was 191 yards by Ozzie Newsome in 1984.

Now, Gordon has broken the record two weeks in a row.

"Gordon was phenomenal," Jaguars head coach Gus Bradley said. "We knew what he was all about, and he still came in and did that. He challenged us."

Jaguars defensive captain Paul Posluszny marveled at Gordon's nonstop production, which included 125 yards in the first half and 136 yards in the second half.

"He's big, he's strong, and he can run," Posluszny said. "There aren't many guys who have his skill set and play like him.

"We have the utmost respect for what he did today. He is an unbelievable receiver."

In October, the big question was whether Gordon would be traded. Now, the question will be how much he needs to be paid to keep him happy. The Browns control his rights through the 2015 season.

Did Gordon take solace in his big day?

"I really can't," he said. "It's all about winning. Collectively, we couldn't get that done, and that's what matters most to me."

Weeden iffy for New England

Browns quarterback Brandon Weeden was shielded from the media after Sunday's loss because he showed concussion-like symptoms, according to the team.

Weeden played the entire game, including the final series, on which he attempted seven passes in the final 40 seconds. The last of them was a Hail Mary on which he scrambled, set up on the right side, and heaved the ball more than 50 yards into traffic in the end zone.

Weeden will be evaluated today and in the days leading up to the next game, at New England.

If he can't play, Jason Campbell might be back, having sat out the Jacksonville game with a concussion. The only other quarterback on the roster is Alex Tanney, who was signed off the Cowboys' practice squad last week.

The Browns were in a similar situation in 2004. Jeff Garcia was out with an injury when Kelly Holcomb started a game at Cincinnati on Nov. 28.

Holcomb was hurt during a 58-48 loss, after which head coach Butch Davis quit with five games remaining. Tight ends coach Rob Chudzinski was promoted to offensive coordinator.

The next game was against the Patriots, and rookie Luke McCown got his first NFL start.

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Weeden threw two interceptions and lost a fumble during an embarrassing end to Sunday's first half.

On the flip side, he threw for a career-high 370 yards. His previous high was 364 yards in a win at Oakland, coincidentally 364 days earlier.

His stats line against the Jaguars was 24-of-40, with three touchdowns and two picks. His 94.8 passer rating was his 2013 best — and his best since a 96.0 on Oct. 21, 2012 at Indianapolis.

Chudzinski said he did not consider replacing Weeden with Tanney at halftime, after Weeden left the field to a cascade of boos.

Why not?

"Just time on task," Chudzinski said. "We were very limited in the package that we had with (Tanney). I felt coming out for the second half, the guys had regrouped, and they showed it in the first drive."

Weeden led the Browns 80 yards for a go-ahead touchdown on the opening series of the third quarter.

Chudzinski said Weeden's first-half picks came on plays similar to a few that had been successful.

"We took a couple of chances with some short passes ... we had been able to move the ball a little," he said. "It felt like we were in position to get something there at the end off that half."

What they got was three turnovers that turned a 14-7 lead into a 20-14 deficit.

Top five or bust?

When the Browns were 3-2, it did not appear they would be in position to have the high pick needed to draft the quarterback they want.

Now that they are in a 1-6 slump, their draft prospects, if nothing else, are looking up.

With a 4-8 record, the Browns have a better record than just a handful of teams, with an ominous game at New England up next.

Suddenly, they are just a game ahead of the Jaguars, who have won three of their last four games.

Prior to Sunday night's game between the Giants (4-7) and Redskins (3-8), the Browns were one of 10 teams with four wins or less, meaning they would pick in the top 10 if the draft were held today.

The only teams with less than four wins were Minnesota (3-8-1), Washington (3-8), Jacksonville (3-9), Atlanta (3-9), Tampa Bay (3-9) and Houston (2-10).

Thus, the No. 1 overall pick is not out of the question for the 4-8 Browns.

Doing the math

• Jaguars quarterback Chad Henne went 22-of-40 for 195 yards, with two touchdowns and an interception. That's no great shakes, but he led the Jaguars to 22 first downs and a 30:36-29:24 lead in time of possession.

• Henne's passer rating in the game was 74.5. His passer rating for the season is 74.4.

Page 3 of 4 - • Browns running back Willis McGahee averaged 4.1 yards per run, the first time in his 10 games with the Browns he has been higher than 3.7. His 57 yards was second only to his 72 yards against Buffalo, but it took him 26 carries against the Bills to get there. He made 14 carries Sunday.

• Weeden kept looking for tight end Jordan Cameron, but he scrounged up just four completions for 43 yards to the tight end.

• In the Browns' last win, against Baltimore, Greg Little caught seven passes for 122 yards. In the three games since then, all losses, Little has caught five passes for 30 yards. On Sunday, Little had a 4-yard touchdown catch and one other reception for five yards.

• Jaguars wideout Cecil Shorts dropped a couple of key passes but made a touchdown catch when it counted and finished with six catches for 64 yards. He has 64 catches for 764 yards on the year.

• Josh Gordon has had more than 100 receiving yards six times in 10 games. In Browns history, no other receiver has had more than four 100-yard games in a season.

Locker-room chatter

• Against Pittsburgh, cornerback William Gay knocked quarterback Jason Campbell out indefinitely with a hit that should have been flagged. Against Jacksonville, safety Winston Guy sent Gordon to the locker room with an illegal hit in the third quarter. This one drew a penalty, and Gordon soon returned. "Oh yes, he got a good hit on me," Gordon said. "He got me in the chin. I felt fine, though. Nothing wrong. I told them I could come back out there and win the game."

• Browns safety Tashaun Gipson on Joe Haden taking Shorts' game-winning touchdown catch hard: "That's like my brother. For him to be down on himself after he played like he did and what he means to this defense ... it's kind of a terrible feeling."

• Henne on his 20-yard TD pass to Shorts with 40 seconds left: "We felt Joe Haden was off. He bit the first route (a slant). It was a double move. Cecil came down with a great catch."

• Henne on 5-foot-7 Ace Sanders, who moved around, sometimes coming out of the backfield, en route to eight catches: "He's a big mismatch. If we can get a linebacker or a nickel back on him, he can do really good things in man coverage."

• Center Alex Mack, who made a shotgun snap over Weeden's shoulder, leading to a safety: "It's tough to make a couple mistakes and still win."

• Jaguars defensive end Jason Babin on sacking Weeden three times and pressuring him into mistakes: "We stopped the run. Any time you can make them one-dimensional, it's easy to dial up the pass rush."

• Babin on Gordon: "It's amazing they were thinking about trading him."

• Running back Maurice Jones Drew after a 23-carry, 77-yard rushing game that included his trick-play touchdown pass to tight end Marcedes Lewis: "We knew they were going to play the run. Marcedes made me look good. It was a horrible throw."

Extra points

• Gordon's 95-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter was the third-longest offensive play in Browns history. The longest, 99 yards, was a Jeff Garcia-to-André Davis pass against Cincinnati in 2004. No. 2 was a 97-yard Bernie Kosar-to-Webster Slaughter pass against Chicago in 1989.

• Rookie linebacker Darius Eubanks made his first NFL start, in place of injured inside linebacker Craig Robertson, and was in on six tackles. Tank Carder replaced Robertson the previous week against Pittsburgh but was out with a shoulder injury.